Río Pico is a town in Tehuelches Department, province of Chubut, Argentina.
Río Pico | |
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  Río Pico | |
| Coordinates: 44°10′47″S 71°22′09″W / 44.17972°S 71.36917°W | |
| Country | Argentina |
| Province | Chubut Province |
| Department | Tehuelches Department |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 1,055 |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (ART) |
| Climate | Csb |
The town owes its name to the engineer Octavio Pico Burgess (1837–1892), in honor of his task as an expert in the border conflict between Argentina and Chile.
Population edit
In 2001 the town had 1,055 inhabitants (INDEC, 2001), representing an increase of 11.3% compared to the 948 inhabitants (INDEC, 1991) in the previous census.
Climate edit
A weather station in the town worked briefly in 1928. Like nearby Balmaceda, Río Pico has a cold-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csc).
| Climate data for Rio Pico in 1928 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 33.6 (92.5) |
29.6 (85.3) |
21.2 (70.2) |
15.9 (60.6) |
13.1 (55.6) |
10.9 (51.6) |
13.0 (55.4) |
14.5 (58.1) |
22.5 (72.5) |
29.6 (85.3) |
21.2 (70.2) |
23.2 (73.8) |
33.6 (92.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 19.2 (66.6) |
20.6 (69.1) |
14.0 (57.2) |
10.2 (50.4) |
8.6 (47.5) |
4.4 (39.9) |
4.9 (40.8) |
7.1 (44.8) |
12.1 (53.8) |
18.5 (65.3) |
14.0 (57.2) |
16.3 (61.3) |
12.0 (53.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 11.6 (52.9) |
12.7 (54.9) |
7.7 (45.9) |
4.8 (40.6) |
3.0 (37.4) |
0.7 (33.3) |
0.5 (32.9) |
1.8 (35.2) |
5.4 (41.7) |
10.9 (51.6) |
7.7 (45.9) |
9.5 (49.1) |
7.1 (44.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5.4 (41.7) |
4.9 (40.8) |
2.1 (35.8) |
0.6 (33.1) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
4.0 (39.2) |
2.1 (35.8) |
3.8 (38.8) |
3.3 (37.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 0.1 (32.2) |
0.1 (32.2) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
−9.4 (15.1) |
−8.8 (16.2) |
−7.5 (18.5) |
−6.6 (20.1) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
−9.4 (15.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 17.4 (0.69) |
21.3 (0.84) |
45.9 (1.81) |
66.0 (2.60) |
83.6 (3.29) |
94.7 (3.73) |
60.9 (2.40) |
55.2 (2.17) |
49.5 (1.95) |
21.0 (0.83) |
34.2 (1.35) |
38.2 (1.50) |
587.9 (23.15) |
| Source: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional[1] | |||||||||||||
References edit
- ^ "Anales Climatológicos - Período 1928-32 (Río Pico)" (PDF) (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional, Ministerio de Asuntos Técnicos (under NOAA Library). Retrieved April 23, 2021.
External links edit
- Río Pico page at Patagonia Express
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